Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in the City of Brisbane across each industry sector. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in a particular industry depend on a number of factors:
- The availability and take-up of part-time work in the industry;
- The demands of jobs in the industry and requirement to work overtime;
- The age and family responsibilities of people working in the industry; and
- The gender profile of workers in the industry (due to family commitments, females are often more likely to work part-time).
Hours Worked data should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure, Occupation and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place of work
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Local workers hours worked, 2021 | |||||||||
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City of Brisbane - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
Hours worked | Number | % | Queensland% | Number | % | Queensland% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
None | 60,858 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 23,053 | 3.2 | 3.4 | +37,805 | ||
1 hour - 15 hours | 74,578 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 68,065 | 9.5 | 11.0 | +6,513 | ||
16 hours - 24 hours | 70,495 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 64,798 | 9.1 | 9.4 | +5,697 | ||
25 hours - 34 hours | 82,342 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 73,938 | 10.4 | 12.0 | +8,404 | ||
35 hours - 39 hours | 190,337 | 23.4 | 20.8 | 152,877 | 21.4 | 19.3 | +37,460 | ||
40 hours | 154,476 | 19.0 | 16.2 | 141,827 | 19.9 | 17.2 | +12,649 | ||
41 hours - 48 hours | 72,095 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 72,347 | 10.1 | 9.4 | -252 | ||
49 hours or more | 97,822 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 106,338 | 14.9 | 16.4 | -8,516 | ||
Not stated | 11,019 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 10,962 | 1.5 | 1.8 | +57 | ||
Total Persons | 814,022 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 714,205 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +99,817 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Brisbane in 2021compared to Queensland within the City of Brisbane shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 35.4% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 63.2% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 39.3% and 58.9% respectively for Queensland within the City of Brisbane.
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in the City of Brisbane and Queensland were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 1 hour - 15 hours (9.2% compared to 11.1%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (10.1% compared to 12.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 35 hours - 39 hours (23.4% compared to 20.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (19.0% compared to 16.2%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in the City of Brisbane between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+37,805 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+37,460 local workers)
- 40 hours (+12,649 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-8,516 local workers)